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- [bit]
- /du wʌnz bɪt/
- /duː wʌnz bɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bit]
- /du wʌnz bɪt/
Definitions of do one's bit words
- noun do one's bit a small piece or quantity of anything: a bit of string. 1
- noun do one's bit a short time: Wait a bit. 1
- noun do one's bit Informal. an amount equivalent to 12½ U.S. cents (used only in even multiples): two bits; six bits. 1
- noun do one's bit an act, performance, or routine: She's doing the Camille bit, pretending to be near collapse. 1
- noun do one's bit a stereotypic or habitual set of behaviors, attitudes, or styles associated with an individual, role, situation, etc.: the whole Wall Street bit. 1
- noun do one's bit Also called bit part. a very small role, as in a play or motion picture, containing few or no lines. Compare walk-on (def 1). 1
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Origin of do one's bit
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bite, Old English bita bit, morsel; cognate with German Bissen, Old Norse biti. See bite
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Parts of speech for Do one's bit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
do one's bit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for do one's bit
verb do one's bit
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
- strengthen — to make stronger; give strength to.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
Antonyms for do one's bit
verb do one's bit
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- weaken — to make weak or weaker.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
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